New fleet of Vande Bharat trains to have improved emergency evacuation systemIn his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that there would be 75 new Vande Bharat Express trains, to conne...
21 Aug, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
View: Indian Railways must match its climate credentials with waste managementPersonally, I love long train journeys. Travelling on the Coromandel Express from Howrah to Chennai, Netravati Express from Mangalore to Mu...
09 Feb, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
Passengers to pay about 15 per cent more for Antyodaya ExpressTwo rakes of Antyodaya Express are ready now to be rolled out on the high demand long-route destinations, a senior Railway official said.
16 Feb, 2017, 11.22 PM IST
Antodaya Express for general passengers to be flagged off soonAntodaya Express will be a fully unreserved service for general class passengers and run in the high density routes, a senior Railway Minis...
28 Jan, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Railways adds 175 km long track to green train corridorsRailways have taken up a mammoth task of providing human discharge free bio-toilets in all its coaches to make the entire railway track a g...
18 Oct, 2016, 08.22 PM IST
India's first green rail corridor launched in Tamil NaduInaugurating the corridor through video-conferencing from here, Prabhu said his ministry was committed to converting all toilets in railway...
24 Jul, 2016, 09.21 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu to launch first discharge free rail corridor tomorrowAccordingly, 10 passenger trains consisting of 286 coaches moving in the section have been provided with bio-toilets enabling the rail corr...
23 Jul, 2016, 08.39 PM IST
All train coaches will have bio-toilets by 2019"Our target was to install bio-toilets in all our coaches by 2021. But now we have advanced it to 2019," Railway Board Chairman AK Mital sa...
06 Jun, 2016, 07.23 PM IST
Manmadurai-Rameswaram rail track to become first green corridorIn the second phase, "Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section in Gujarat have been identified to be made zero toilet discharge ...
08 May, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Bio-toilets in Western Railways' 468 coaches to convert waste into waterIn order to achieve zero discharge of human waste on the tracks, Western Railway said it has provided bio-toilets in 468 coaches.
26 Mar, 2016, 07.18 PM IST
At New Delhi railway station, toilets on all platformsThe department of railways is planning to set up toilets at all platforms of New Delhi railway station for the convenience of passengers.
30 Jun, 2015, 12.16 PM IST
Swachh Bharat: 175 km railway tracks to be free of human waste from October 2Rail tracks in a stretch of 175 km will not be strewn with human excreta from October 2 with installation of bio-toilets on trains plying o...
29 Jun, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Railways to make two Gujarat routes 'zero toilet discharge' by October 2Railway Board's Hemant Kumar said the Kanalus-Dwarka-Okha and Porbunder-Wansjalya section have been identified to be made the 'zero toilet ...
16 Jun, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
From 'Swachh Bharat' to 'Swachh railway': 4 model stations to lead wayThe transporter will ensure that all trains passing through these stations are fitted with biotoilets, aimed at eliminating discharge from ...
11 Jun, 2015, 01.20 PM IST
Hindustan Zinc to construct bio-toilets in 152 schools in RajasthanHindustan Zinc has decided to construct Bio-toilets (Bio-Digester Toilets) in 152 schools in Rajasthan at a total project cost of Rs 4 cror...
20 Nov, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2011: Plan to set up Rail Industrial Park
The Budget may also have a proposal for provision of 'Jan Ahaar' outlets at every station to provide good quality food at reasonable rates ...
21 Feb, 2011, 07.16 PM IST
- Railways to introduce eco-friendly zero discharge toilets
Eco-friendly zero discharge toilets are all set to be introduced in trains across the country.
13 Feb, 2009, 12.52 PM IST